Background
White, Margita Eklund was born on June 27, 1937 in Linköping, Sweden. Daughter of Eyvind O. and Ella Maria (Eriksson) Eklund. came to the United States, 1948.
Television association executive
White, Margita Eklund was born on June 27, 1937 in Linköping, Sweden. Daughter of Eyvind O. and Ella Maria (Eriksson) Eklund. came to the United States, 1948.
Bachelor magna cum laude in Govt, University Redlands, 1959. Honorary Doctor of Laws, University Redlands, 1977. Master of Arts in Political Science (Woodrow Wilson fellow), Rutgers University, 1960.
Assistant to press secretary Richard M. Nixon Presidential Campaign, Washington, 1960. Administrative assistant Whitaker & Baxter Advertising Agency, Honolulu, 1961-1962. Minority news secretary Hawaii House of Representatives, 1963.
Research assistant to Senator Barry Goldwater and Republican National Committee, 1963-1964. Research assistant, writer Free Society Association, 1965-1966. Research assistant to syndicated columnist Raymond Moley, 1967.
Assistant to Herbert G. Klein, White House director communications, 1969-1973. Assistant director United States Information Agency, 1973-1975. Assistant press secretary to President Gerald R. Ford, 1975.
Assistant press secretary to President, director White House Office of Communications, Washington, 1975-1976. Commissioner Federal Communications Commission, 1976-1979. Vice chairman Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty Inc., 1982, ITT Corporation, 1980-1998, ITT Educational Services Corporation, 1994-1998.
President Association Maximum Service television, 1988-2001. Chairman Model High Definition television Station Project, 1996-1999. Board directors Washington Mutual Investors Fund, JP Morgan Value Opportunities Fund, The American Funds Tax-Exempt Series I, Leitch Technology Corporation, Mitretek Systems.
United States delegate International Telecommunications Union Plenipotentiary Conference, Nairobi, 1982. Coordinator television Operators Caucus, Inc., 1985-1988.
Member George Foster Peabody Advisory Board, 1979-1986. Member Executive Women in Government (founding member), Women's Forum of Washington.
Married Stuart Crawford White, June 24, 1961 (divorced 1987). Children: Suzanne Margareta Morgan, Stuart Crawford Junior.